If everything goes to plan, and Ace doesn’t throw any more unexpected curve balls, this will hopefully be the last of these posts!
Ace should be here tomorrow.
And yes you have guessed right there will be photos etc on this blog celebrating that fact.
However all this new stuff will fall under the “Live from Peru” posts along side the Diogo updates.
Anyway one more sleep.
Shrek ears really?
I think Aces face sums it up perfectly.
The Monster Squad is currently drawing up retaliatory plans to implement once Ace is with us next week.
Current favourite is to hack in and change some of the US targeting data for Iran.
Revenge will be ours.
A recent Ace video and one hot off the press with some great news.
UPDATE 29/10/16: I have just received the new flight itinerary for Ace and he arrives in the UK next Wednesday afternoon. So excited to have him finally here.
A short but sweet update.
“He is having a nap right now! Today he had a laser therapy and it’s looking so much better
Foot is much better!! Finally only improving
Wound is now 40% of what it was
We are on track”
Yesterday evening a zoom call was held between the rescue home and Kate.
The outcome of the call was that Ace will be in limbo at The Village for at least another two weeks.
The reason for this delay being to allow his paw to heal after he managed to lick it.
Apparently this is something dogs that have little feeling in a paw are prone to do.
Here is the video I mentioned in the previous update plus a new one as well.
The last couple of days has seen a lot of photos of Ace, plus a short video clip. In this post I’m going to share the update that came in last night plus all of the photos. I’ll save the video clip for another day when there are more clips to go with it.
“Hi! Here are some pictures of Ace in The Village :)
Wound is closed but with the minimum contact with the boot over night it opens a little bit
Today we are doing laser on the wound to help healing
We will see how it appears tomorrow morning to see if he is able to pass SENASA on Monday
If not, we will need to posponed the departure some extra days”
I love as a Prisoner fan that they call the place Ace is staying The Village. It’s almost apt.
I know the last few posts have all been dog related. To be fair that is the most important thing going on in my life at the moment. There will be other content soon I promise.
Last night Kate asked how Ace’s paw was doing. What I present here is the resulting exchange that was interspersed with photos and video.
“He’s healing well, and we’re keeping a very close eye on him”
“Good he seems very friendly and good with the other dogs.”
“Yes, he is very friendly with everyone !”
“Ace has been friendly/playful with other dogs and people.”
It is very obvious from the photos, now and previously, that he gets on well with other dogs. I have to admit I find these photos hard because I want the other dogs as well. They too deserve a loving forever home.
The one thing I am unsure is whether myself, Dolly, and Loki are ready for Diogo and Ace playing!
Looking at the paw in the video I don’t think next week is out of the question for Ace completing his journey to us. Then I can start getting excited again.
Tuesday saw Diogo have his second pickup and train session with Heidi.
As usual Heidi takes the odd photo and video of Diogo to show how he is doing throughout the lesson.
This time he spent time in the main park in Wisbech.
Obviously there were other dogs and even joggers there. He’s still reacting to other dogs, but his recovery ie stop reacting is improving.
Diogo even took treats from Heidi this time!
Diogo even had his first ever pup cup from the local Costa. Something I wasn’t aware they did. That did feel a bit like missing a child’s first word to be honest. It also means road trips to walks in the area just got expensive!
It does appear, no it’s obvious that Diogo is enjoying these sessions with Heidi, and a trust is building up between them.
Diogo has another session booked in two weeks time.
Over night there has been an update on Ace and his injury. Sadly it’s a bit of bad news.
“We have an update regarding Ace’s injury.
Although it is improving, it has not fully healed yet. If SENASA were to inspect him today, they would see the injury and would not approve the issuance of the health certificate.
For this reason, we believe it would be best to reschedule his trip for at least one week later and continue with his treatment until the wound is 100% closed and healed.
The little one is under constant supervision. He’s in great spirits and eating well. We’ll continue to keep you updated on his progress and health. He’s such a sweet, lovable little guy. ❤️”
It was pointed out that “It looks like he has chewed his paw too.”
They replied:
“In fact, it looks wet because we cleaned the area this morning.
I can confirm that he has not been chewing his paw, as he has been wearing the cone, and we only use the boot when we are not able to keep an eye on him.
We are trying to keep him without the boot as much as possible, while keeping the cone on at all times, because the boot causes his paw to sweat excessively, which does not help the healing process.”
Can’t say I’m more than a little disappointed with the delay. It does mean there is a high likelihood that this now overlaps with my ex-wife (who is paying for all this) being out of the country. Which adds a further complication that isn’t insurmountable. Just inconvenient.
Let’s finish this update with some more photos of Ace that were also shared with the bad news.
I thought I’d share photos I took of the socialisation walk Dolly and Diogo went on at Shouldham Warren.
Yeah I actually remembered this time.
There were three other dogs on this walk.
Yeah we had the initial vocalisation of excitement from Diogo at the start. But being a food oriented, and bribable young dog. I was able to keep that to a minimum. Although not perfectly.
But on the walk round Shouldham Warren itself they both were really well behaved. Even when other dogs came the other way, and at the end. Yes he barked but was better.
There is another socialisation walk that master blaster (yes that’s my nickname for Dolly and Diogo) are booked on next weekend. Followed by a pick up and train session for Diogo.
Looking forward to next weekends walk.